Description: This article discusses the proper slope of mortality tables, especially at the high attained ages.

Description: This presentation is an open forum from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss current events in individual life product development, and their impact on product design. Topics include proposed changes to the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for life insurance and annuities, multilife products, product guarantees, and solvency concerns. The Canadian perspective is presented as well. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This session discussion is about the revisions to the standard nonforfeiture methodology as proposed by the Society of Actuaries' task force on nonforfeiture values. Items to be discussed include retrospective versus prospective methodology, no-cash-value whole life, rate regulation issues, and market value adjustments. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. The session discussion is about markets, methods of distribution, product design, actuarial cost factors, regulation and administration.

Description: This session discussion is about the trends in a life insurance products in the 1980s have included graded premium whole life, universal life, excess interest whole life, variable life and single premium whole life. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: This article warns product actuaries about arbitrage schemes using charities that might adversely affect mortality experience.